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| name =<font color="YELLOW">Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them</font>
| Author= [[J.K. Rowling]]
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| Genre = [[Fantasy]]
| Publisher = {{flagicon|UK}} [[Bloomsbury Publishing Plc|Bloomsbury]]</br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scholastic Press|Scholastic]]</br>{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Raincoast Books|Raincoast]]
| Release date = [[2001]]
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'''''Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them''''' is a 2001 book written by [[England|English]] author [[J. K. Rowling]] to benefit the British [[Charitable organization|charity]] [[Comic Relief]]. About 20% of the cover price of each book sold goes directly to poor children in various places around the world. According to Comic Relief, sales from this book and its companion ''[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' have raised £15.7 million. In a 2001 interview with publisher [[Scholastic Press|Scholastic]], Rowling stated that she chose the subject of [[magical beasts (Harry Potter)|magical creatures]] because it was a fun topic for which she already had developed a lot of information.
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==The fictional book==
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''Fantastic Beasts...'' purports to be a reproduction of a copy of a text-book owned by [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] and written by [[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them#Newt Scamander|Newt Scamander]], a famous magizoologist (a fictional character). In the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series of novels, Magizoology (a [[portmanteau]] of ''magical'' and ''zoology'') is the study of [[magical beasts (Harry Potter)|magical creatures]]. One who studies Magizoology is known as a magizoologist.
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''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' contains the history of Magizoology and describes 75 magical species found around the world. Most of the information found in the book was collected by Scamander through observations made over years of travel and across five continents. The fictional author notes that the first edition was commissioned in [[Dates in Harry Potter|1918]] by Mr. Augustus Worme of [[Diagon Alley#Obscurus Books|Obscurus Books]]. However, it was not published until [[Dates in Harry Potter|1927]]. It is now in its fifty-second edition.
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The book is a required textbook for first-year [[Hogwarts]] students, having been an approved textbook since its first publication. It is not clear why students need it in their first year, as students don't take [[Hogwarts subjects#Care of Magical Creatures|Care of Magical Creatures]] until their third year. However, it may be used as an [[encyclopedia]] to Dark creatures studied in [[Hogwarts subjects#Defence Against the Dark Arts|Defence Against the Dark Arts]] classes. In his introduction to the book, [[Albus Dumbledore]] notes that it serves as an excellent reference for wizarding households in addition to its use at [[Hogwarts]].
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A highlight of the book is the numerous doodles and comments in it by Harry and [[Ron Weasley|Ron]] (and one by [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]]). Based on some of their comments, they were written around the time of the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|fourth book]]. These doodles add some extra information for fans of the series, for example the "[[Minor Harry Potter beasts#Acromantula|Acromantula]]" entry has a comment confirming [[Hogwarts]] is located in [[Scotland]].
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==Newt Scamander==<!-- This section is linked from [[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]] -->
'''Newton "Newt" Artemis Fido Scamander''' is the fictional author of ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'', born in [[Dates in Harry Potter|1897]]. According to the "About the Author" section of the book, Scamander became a magizoologist because of his own interest in fabulous beasts and the encouragement of his mother, an enthusiastic [[Hippogriff]] breeder.
After graduating from [[Hogwarts]], Scamander joined the [[Ministry of Magic]] in the [[Ministry of Magic#Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures|Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures]]. His career included a brief stint in the Office of [[House-elf|House-Elf]] Relocation, a transfer to the [[Ministry of Magic#Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures|Beast Division]], the creation of the Werewolf Register in [[Dates in Harry Potter|1947]], the [[Dates in Harry Potter|1965]] passage of the Ban on Experimental Breeding, and many research trips for the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau. His contributions to Magizoology earned him an Order of Merlin, Second Class in [[Dates in Harry Potter|1979]].
Now retired, he lives in [[Dorset]] with his wife Porpentina and their pet [[Minor Harry Potter Beasts#Kneazle|Kneazles]]: Hoppy, Milly and Mauler.
Though Rowling has never hidden the fact that she is the author of ''Fantastic Beasts...,'' "Newt Scamander" can nevertheless be considered a [[pseudonym]] of hers, as "he" is technically the author listed on the book's cover.
In the film version of ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'', Newt Scamander's name appeared on the Marauder's Map. Why he was at Hogwarts was not addressed.
==Editions==
;Scholastic Editions
:Paperback: ISBN 0-439-29501-7
:Hardcover Box Set: ISBN 0-439-32162-X (Includes ''Fantastic Beasts...'' and ''[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]'')
:Paperback Box Set: ISBN 0-439-28403-1
;Bloomsbury Edition
:Paperback: ISBN 0-7475-5466-8
;Sagebrush Rebound Edition
:School & Library Edition: ISBN 0-613-32541-9
==See also==
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]''
*[[Magical beasts (Harry Potter)|Magical Beasts found in ''Harry Potter'']]
*[[List of fictional books within the Harry Potter series|List of fictional books within the ''Harry Potter'' series]]
*[[Cryptozoology]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/author/transcript3.htm Interview with J. K. Rowling about her book ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'']
*[[Comic Relief]] web site: http://www.comicrelief.com/stuff-to-buy/harrys-books/
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